Posted on Feb 7, 2023
APOD: 2023 February 7 – A Comet and Two Dippers
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Good evening, Rallypoint, and welcome to the February 7th edition of Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): "A Comet and Two Dippers." Today's astrophotographer captured this image of Comet ZTF on January 26th in the Tatra Mountains, the highest area within the Western Carpathians that forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. The annotated image should tell you which way he was looking (e.g. North).
The sky and comet were tracked on a Vixen GP-2 mount. Two cameras were used: for the foreground, a Canon 6D with Sigma 35mm lens, f3.2, ISO 5000, and several 30 second exposures. For the background and comet: Canon Ra, Tamron 70-200mm@154mm lens, f2.8, ISO 3200, and multiple 30 second exposures. All in all a great effort.
The sky and comet were tracked on a Vixen GP-2 mount. Two cameras were used: for the foreground, a Canon 6D with Sigma 35mm lens, f3.2, ISO 5000, and several 30 second exposures. For the background and comet: Canon Ra, Tamron 70-200mm@154mm lens, f2.8, ISO 3200, and multiple 30 second exposures. All in all a great effort.
APOD: 2023 February 7 – A Comet and Two Dippers
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Magnificent photo capture of a comet bisecting the Big Dipper & the Little Dipper, Maj William W. 'Bill' Price!!!
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Thank you my space-exploration advocate friend and brother-in-Christ Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the Monday, February 7, 2023 Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): A Comet and Two Dippers
Image: A Comet and Two Dippers; Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horalek / Institute of Physics in Opava
APOD "Explanation: Can you still see the comet? Yes. Even as C/2022 E3 (ZTF) fades, there is still time to see it if you know where and when to look. Geometrically, Comet ZTF has passed its closest to both the Sun and the Earth and is now headed back to the outer Solar System. Its orbit around the Sun has it gliding across the northern sky all month, after passing near Polaris and both the Big and Little Dippers last month. Pictured, Comet ZTF was photographed between the two dippers in late January while sporting an ion tail that extended over 10 degrees. Now below naked-eye visibility, Comet ZTF can be found with binoculars or a small telescope and a good sky map. A good time to see the comet over the next week is after the Sun sets -- but before the Moon rises. The comet will move nearly in front of Mars in a few days.
Image: A Comet and Two Dippers; Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horalek / Institute of Physics in Opava
APOD "Explanation: Can you still see the comet? Yes. Even as C/2022 E3 (ZTF) fades, there is still time to see it if you know where and when to look. Geometrically, Comet ZTF has passed its closest to both the Sun and the Earth and is now headed back to the outer Solar System. Its orbit around the Sun has it gliding across the northern sky all month, after passing near Polaris and both the Big and Little Dippers last month. Pictured, Comet ZTF was photographed between the two dippers in late January while sporting an ion tail that extended over 10 degrees. Now below naked-eye visibility, Comet ZTF can be found with binoculars or a small telescope and a good sky map. A good time to see the comet over the next week is after the Sun sets -- but before the Moon rises. The comet will move nearly in front of Mars in a few days.
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